
By Commodity Group, Month-on-Month
In the region, the inflation rates for All Items increased at -0.1 percent during the
month compared to the previous month. The Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages
index also increased at 0.1 percent. There was no change in the inflation rates for
the following commodity groups: Furnishing, Household Equipment & Routine
Maintenance of the House, Communication, Recreation and Culture, and Education.
Table 4. Month-on-Month Inflation Rates by Commodity Groups,
CAR: January 2015 and December 2014
(2006 = 100)
By Food Items, Year-on-Year
Generally, for the year-on-year inflation rates of selected food items for the region,
there was decrease for all food items. There was an annual decrease in the other
food groups. Food Products N.E.C index resulted in a two-digit value and had the
highest decrease of 2.6 in its inflation rate from 16.3% to 13.7%.
Corn; Milk, Cheese and Eggs remained in their inflation rates.
Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco
Housing, Water, Electricity,
Gas and Other Fuels
Furnishing, Household Equipment
& Routine Maintenance of the House
Restaurants and Miscellaneous
Goods and Services